Jackie Leven Said [Audio CD]

Ian Rankin (Author), Jackie Leven (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 2005

The first CD contains the story, Jackie Leven Said, written and read by Ian Rankin, from Ian and Jackie's live show at the 2004 Edinburgh Festival. Ian tells the story in short chapters which are illustrated by musical interludes and complete songs performed by Jackie and keyboard player Michael Cosgrave. The story evokes the suffering (and healing) of a Scottish family coming back together for a funeral in Fife on the east coast of Scotland. Although a work of fiction, the story resonates strongly with the life experiences of both Ian and Jackie who are themselves both from this part of the world. It sparkles with humour. At the end of the storytelling, Ian and Jackie then have a wildly funny knockabout discussion of what it means to come from Fife, with Jackie departing from the subject in his uniquely crazy way. The songs sung by Jackie reflect and blend the lives of Ian and Jackie, but also touch on the inner life of Ian's acclaimed fictional hero cop, the haunted genius that is Detective Inspector John Rebus, himself a Fifer.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Piece in THE INDEPENDENT on 25 March about show in Perth and London Ian was interviewed for 'My Week' for DAILY TELEGRAPH 30 April about the week Fleshmarket Close won the Nibbie and with plug for event at QEH. He has written a piece about the concert and CD for THE TIMES. SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY ran a double page interview with both of Ian and Jackie. There has been a review of the audio in DAILY TELEGRAPH (30 April) Ian was interviewed on R4 FRONT ROW with Jackie Leven. They are also both being interviewed by SIMON MAYO for R5. They are being interviewed by Mariella Frostrup for R2 THE GREEN ROOM. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for 'Resurrection Men'. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh. A contributor to BBC2's 'Newsnight Review', he also presented his own TV series, 'Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts'. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons. Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Koch Entertainment; Abridged edition (July 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976911302
• ISBN-13: 978-0976911302
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,427,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)